{"product_id":"ian-whittlesea-trataka","title":"Ian Whittlesea: Trataka","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSoftcover | 15 x 1.5 x 22 cm | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e204 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Everyday Press | 2020 |  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e9781912458103\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe 200 photographs in \u003cem\u003eTrataka\u003c\/em\u003e record the gradual disappearance of a candle’s physical form and the subtly changing mood of a passing day. Wax is consumed by fire and a solid object converted to light and heat. Finally, a last trace of white smoke rises as the candle gutters and dies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrataka \u003c\/em\u003eis a yogic practice of concentration honed through staring at the centre of a candle flame. It is said to still the mind, stimulate the pineal gland, open the third eye and promote psychic abilities. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThis book may be used as an aid to daily meditation, a flick book for the impatient or as a memento mori.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eIan Whittlesea is an artist whose work explores the relationships between language, light, image and diagram both on the page and in the world. His translation of Yves Klein’s Les Fondements du Judo was published in 2009, Mazdaznan Health \u0026amp; Breath Culture in 2012, Becoming Invisible in 2014, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk%20%E2%80%BA%20products%20%E2%80%BA%20ian-whittlesea-the-egyptian-postures\"\u003eThe Egyptian Postures\u003c\/a\u003e in 2017 and On Colour... in 2019. These texts have been collectively described as ‘instruction manuals for transcendental exercise’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Everyday Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47267687792898,"sku":"BK-TEP-IWTRA-001-S","price":7.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_8080_d8f7fbf0-9cfc-4e8e-8743-ff97458b2144.jpg?v=1770054847","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/ian-whittlesea-trataka","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}